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undergird
  1. v. lend moral support to

  2. make secure underneath; "undergird the ship" [syn: brace up]

  3. [also: undergirt]

undergirt

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Usage examples of "undergirt".

It sang in the bones of the earth and rang from the clouds, bright and delighted yet dreadful, its merriment undergirt with bugles, thundering hooves, and clashing steel.